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;''de novo'':A Latin phrase meaning "anew." Renewed; from the beginning. An application or trial heard ''de novo'' is heard for a second time without considering or the court being bound by the result of the first hearing. | ;''de novo'':A Latin phrase meaning "anew." Renewed; from the beginning. An application or trial heard ''de novo'' is heard for a second time without considering or the court being bound by the result of the first hearing. | ||
;dependant:A person who relies on someone else for their support and the necessities of life. See "child," "child support" and "spousal support." | ;dependant:A person who relies on someone else for their support and the necessities of life. See "child," "child support" and "spousal support." | ||
;deponent:A person giving information under affirmation or oath; a witness. Refers to both a person giving testimony at a trial and a person making an affidavit. See "affidavit, " "evidence," "testimony" and "witness." | ;deponent:A person giving information under affirmation or oath; a witness. Refers to both a person giving testimony at a trial and a person making an affidavit. See "affidavit," "evidence," "testimony" and "witness." | ||
;desertion:The abandonment of one married spouse by the other. This is an old ground of divorce that has been replaced in the modern ''Divorce Act'' with simple separation for a period of at least one year. See "divorce, grounds of" and "separation." | ;desertion:The abandonment of one married spouse by the other. This is an old ground of divorce that has been replaced in the modern ''Divorce Act'' with simple separation for a period of at least one year. See "divorce, grounds of" and "separation." | ||
;desk order divorce:A process in which a divorce order, with or without other corollary relief, is obtained following the respondent's failure to file a Response to Family Claim. A desk order divorce does not require a hearing in court and is the cheapest way to obtain a divorce order. See "corollary relief" and "divorce." | ;desk order divorce:A process in which a divorce order, with or without other corollary relief, is obtained following the respondent's failure to file a Response to Family Claim. A desk order divorce does not require a hearing in court and is the cheapest way to obtain a divorce order. See "corollary relief" and "divorce." | ||